Search results for "venture fund"
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9.6KInnovationRwanda emerging as a key tech and investment hub in Africa
As South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria dominate the African tech ecosystem, Rwanda is slowly, yet assuredly, emerging as a key tech and...
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7.7KInnovationGo Global Africa seeking startups from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya for UK program
Applications are now open for Go Global Africa which is seeking startups from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya who are looking to...
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8.8KAdvisory NewsAfrican Fintech is still the preferred sector for global VCs to invest in
With traditional banks still struggling to reach the 95 million unbanked adults across Sub-Saharan Africa, it comes as no surprise that in...
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6.9KAppsFintech startup FinChatBot secures investment in South Africa
FinChatBot has recieved a co-investment from South African venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners and Mauritius-based VC Compass. FinChatBot develops chatbots to...
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6.8KAwards AfricaBlockchain adoption driving new innovative services across Africa
While cryptocurrencies have received huge attention across the continent over the past year, innovative companies have busy utilising blockchain in Africa to build new...
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Yoco Raises $16M Series B Led by Partech
Yoco, the South African-based Point of Sale payments provider, has raised a Series B round of US$16M led by Partech, a Venture...
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5.7KAdvisory NewsDeadline For AppsAfrica Awards Entries Sept 14th
Leading tech ventures across Africa have until September 14th to submit entries for the fourth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which celebrate the best...
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6.0KInnovationPaystack Raises $8M Series A Round Led By Stripe
Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup providing payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was...
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5.4KInnovationApplications Closing For Village Capital Programme
Incubators, accelerators and seed funds in sub-Saharan Africa are encouraged to apply by July 6 for VilCap Communities Africa, a programme to...
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19.0K10InnovationEntries Open For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
Entries are now open for the fourth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing...
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8.3KInnovationFacebook Launches NG_Hub in Lagos – its First Hub Space in Africa
Facebook today unveiled NG Hub in Lagos, Nigeria – its first flagship community hub space in Africa, in partnership with CcHub. In...
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10.0KInnovationBuilding An Inclusive Technology Ecosystem In Africa
The building of a technology ecosystem in Africa must have an underlying purpose and, particularly given the macro-environmental fundamentals prevalent in Africa,...
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7.4KInnovationAfrican agri-tech ecosystem grows 110% in last two years
The African agri-tech space is booming, with the number of startups operating in the market growing 110 per cent over the past...
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4.7KInnovationImpact Dakar launches start-up incubation program
Impact Dakar’s has launched the Incuberation program that aims to support Dakar’s most innovative early-stage entrepreneurs and turn their ideas into viable...
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4.7KInnovationAgritech startup Farmcrowdy continues growth in Nigeria
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, today announced the launch of...
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6.0KInnovationiHub announces 27 digital start-ups for accelerator program
iHub has announced a second cohort of digital startups who will participate in a scale-up accelerator program, Traction Camp. The 27 startups have...
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3.6KInnovationLiquid Telecom supports local start-ups to attend Africa Tech Summit Kigali
Liquid Telecom will join innovators and influencers from across the African ecosystem at this week’s Africa Tech Summit taking place at the...
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3.9KCryptocurrency AfricaGreenhouse Capital completes Africa’s most successful ICO for SureRemit
SureRemit, a non-cash remittance platform majority-owned by Africa’s largest fintech holding company, GreenHouse Capital, has raised $7 million on the initial coin...
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2.9KInnovationPower-as-a-Service Leader Rensource Raises $3.5M for Expansion in Nigeria
Rensource, a Lagos-based distributed energy provider, has raised $3.5 million USD in bridge financing to grow its power-as-a-service renewable energy business. The...
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4.2K1InnovationInvestment in African tech startups grows by 51%
Investment into African tech startups hit the highest levels since records began in 2017, with 159 startups raising in excess of US$195...
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4.7KAdvisory NewsLess than 30% of African e-commerce startups are profitable says new report
Less than 30 percent of African e-commerce startups are profitable, as ventures tackle issues such as lack of funding, shortage of trust...
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5.0KInnovationMEST launches new incubator spaces in Lagos and Cape Town
MEST today announced the launch of two new Incubator spaces in Lagos, Nigeria, and Cape Town, South Africa, as the program continues...
